Samuel Sewall
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For the jurist and US congressman, see Samuel Sewall (congressman). For the American lawyer, abolitionist, and suffragist, see Samuel Edmund Sewall.
Samuel Sewall (/ˈsjuːəl/; March 28, 1652 – January 1, 1730) was a judge, businessman, and printer in the Province of Massachusetts Bay, best known for his involvement in the Salem witch trials,[1] for which he later apologized, and his essay "The Selling of Joseph" (1700), which criticized slavery.[2] He served for many years as the chief justice of the Massachusetts Superior Court of Judicature, the province's high court.
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Born | March 28, 1652 (1652-03-28) |
Died | January 1, 1730(1730-01-01) (aged 77) |
Education | Harvard College |
Occupation | Judge |
Known for | Salem witch trials |
Spouse(s) | Hannah Hull Abigail (Melyen) Woodmansey Tilley Mary (Shrimpton) Gibbs |
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